Festlichkeit
German, noun/ˈfɛstlɪçkaɪ̯t/
Festlichkeit is spelled F-E-S-T-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 120,168th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Festlichkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “festivity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “festliche Veranstaltung”.
What does Festlichkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefestivity
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. festliche Veranstaltung 2. festliche Stimmung, Atmosphäre
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Festlichkeit
- Festlichkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Festlichkeit?
- /ˈfɛstlɪçkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈfɛstlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Festlichkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Festlichkeit in German?
Festlichkeit appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).